L. Clark Hicks Jr.

L. Clark Hicks, Jr.
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Email: clark@gunnandhicks.com

Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accident.

Admitted: 1991, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 1991

College: Mississippi College, B.A., special distinction with highest honors, 1988

Member: American Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; South Central Mississippi Bar Association.

Biography: Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1990-1991. Recipient, 1986 Harry S. Truman Scholar from Mississippi. Author: "Corporations - Fiduciary Duty - In a Closed Corporation, a Majority Shareholder Owes a Fiduciary Duty Towards the Minority When Seeking a Controlling Share," 60 Mississippi Law Journal 425, Fall 1990.

Born: Richmond, Virginia, October 16, 1966

ISLN: 901139021

Sample Reported Decisions:

1). Magnusen v. Pine Belt, 963 So. 2d 1279 (2007). - Successfully defended owner of Burger King franchise sued by patron who was assaulted in restaurant parking lot.

2). Aldridge v. West, 929 So. 2d 298 (2006). - Successfully defended municipality in labor dispute.

3). Bradley v. McAllister, 929 So. 2d 377 (2006).- Successfully defended police officer sued for alleged misconduct in making an arrest.

4). Ogburn v. Wiggins, 919 So. 2d 85 (2005).- Successfully defended municipality and police officer by person injured in high speed pursuit.

5). Estate of Baxter v. Shaw Associates,797 So. 2d 396 (2001).- Successfully prosecuted breach of contract action arising out of personal guaranty.

6). Kekko v. K&B Louisiana Corp., 716 So. 2d 682 (1998).-Successfully defended out of state corporation illegally hauled into Mississippi court without jurisdiction.


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